Journal entry · July 20, 1804
Missouri River near Platte River mouth — Patrick Gass: July 20, 1804
Patrick Gass · Missouri River approaching the Platte · Thwaites Vol. Gass 1807 First Edition
The place today: Missouri River approaching the Platte
banks on the south side and a creek, called the Water-which-
cries, or the Weeping stream, opposite a willow island, and
encamped on a prairie on the south side.
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The NPS atlas for this night
right shore, 2 mi NW of McPaul, IA, in KA; NE (location uncertain, per NPS)
NPS campsite reconstruction (Bergantino)
About 14.9 miles of travel mapped this day (NPS’s reconstruction of the course)
From the NPS Lewis and Clark National Historic Trail Park Atlas, mirrored here on September 21, 2026. This copy is not authoritative; NPS remains the system of record. About the mirror
Terrain360 · the place today
Missouri River approaching the Platte in 360°
10 frames across 1.6 mi of the route around this location
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